Typical price: £560
What is it: DVD camcorder with 10x optical zoom and an abundance of manual features
What we think: It definitely deserves a spot on your short list of DVD camcorders
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 30 June 2006
Tags: Canon, Canon DC40, plastic, manual focus, exposure compensation
We like:
Attractive, functional design; solid build quality; very decent daytime and surprisingly solid low-light video quality; broad set of semimanual photo and video controls
We don't like:
Small LCD; uses miniSD cards rather than standard SD; blinding video light; no S-Video input for converting analogue video to DVDs
CNET UK judgement:
The Canon DC40 definitely deserves a spot on your short list of DVD camcorders
Full review:
With its broad, useful feature set, zippy shooting performance, attractive design and good video quality, the Canon DC40 cements a place among the best of the DVD camcorders. Of course, it suffers from many of the same flaws as its competitors -- such as sluggish disc activity -- but if your heart is set on recording direct to DVD, it's definitely worth a look. If. however, your idea of a good time is hitting the Easy button and pointing the camera, you'd best consider the Sony DCR-DVD405 or the DCR-DVD505 as well. Continue Reading...
Canon DC40 History
2 Feb 2006 in Crave
Podgy little scene stealer: Canon DC40
Small doesn't always mean lithe. This pot-bellied camcorder shoots straight to DVD -- there's no pesky editing stage to get in the way of watching your movies on a home DVD player
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